A quick tour of love gone bad

HAYWARD – Journalist Meghan Laslocky will explore heartbreak at a talk at the Main Library on Feb. 23.

Laslocky is the author of “The Little Book of Heartbreak: Love Gone Wrong Through the Ages.” In her book, she looks at love’s aftermath over the ages, from hell hath no fury love spats over the ages, odd spells cast by lovesick men in ancient Greece, to composer Johannes Brahms’ disastrous love life and modern matchmaking.

Laslocky’s free talk begins at 2 p.m. at 835 C St. Copies of her book will be for sale.